Ready, get set, bike!
IN ILOILO City, biking has become a convenient option for some commuters due to the coronavirus disease pandemic which has somehow adversely affected public...
8-hour online class?
THE Department of Education (DepEd) must be kidding. It suggested extending online classes up to eight hours a day to compensate for the number...
Do your kids play with toxic toys?
AS FILIPINOS usher in the “ber” months leading to the holiday season amid the COVID-19 pandemic, we have to be reminded of protecting children...
Best nutritional start in life
DUE PERHAPS to the coronavirus pandemic, the government and the public overlooked the previous month of August as Breastfeeding Awareness Month pursuant to Republic...
Modern-day heroes
(We yield this space to the statement of the Alliance of Concerned Teachers due to its timeliness. – Ed.)
THE Cry of Pugadlawin, commemorated yesterday...
Uneven distribution of health workers
THE COVID-19 pandemic is prompting us to ask: Where are our healthcare workers? Do we have enough?
A study of state think tank Philippine Institute...
Recklessness just as dangerous as COVID-19
EARLY this year, researchers at the US National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases revealed that SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, can be...
Impartial investigation
SLAIN Negrense human rights and health worker Zara Alvarez was laid to rest on Wednesday, Aug. 26, in Cadiz City, Negros Occidental. Her colleagues...
Needed measures glaringly absent
A DAY after the Department of Education (DepEd) claimed to be “doing the best” it can to ensure teachers’ safety, a report came out...
Does your facemask offer protection?
THE SALE of disposable facemasks gained traction beginning February but are all facemasks created equal? Not all may offer protection from the coronavirus disease...